California Supreme Court· 12/7/1989

People v. Lang

Citations

782 P.2d 627
49 Cal. 3d 991
264 Cal. Rptr. 386
1989 Cal. LEXIS 2094

How courts have described this case

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noting that prosecutor’s “urging use of evidence for a purpose other than the limited purpose for which it was admitted is improper argument”
noting that prosecutor’s “urging use of evidence for a purpose other than the limited purpose for which it was admitted is improper argument”
finding no ineffective assistance where trial counsel agrees to defendant’s request not to call his grandmother in mitigation hearing, reasoning that client has the final say
abrogated on other grounds by People v. Diaz, 60 Cal. 4th 1176 (2015)

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Judges: Kaufman, Mosk, Broussard

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